Every year, more than six hundred teenagers from over 60 Chicago area schools gather for the world’s largest youth poetry slam, a competition known as "Louder Than a Bomb" and the movie chronicles the stereotype-confounding stories of four teams as they prepare for and compete in the event. Rather than emphasize individual poets and performances, the structure of Louder Than a Bomb demands that kids work collaboratively with their peers, presenting, critiquing, and rewriting their pieces. For many kids, being a part of such an environment in an academic context is life-changing. $5 at door; middle-school students are free with a paying adult.